A dangerous heat wave is heading for California with temperatures expected to top 105 degrees in parts of the Central Valley including Bakersfield. That National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Heat Watch extending from Friday through Sunday morning. Officials warn the risk of heat-related illness is high, especially for kids, seniors, and outdoor workers.…… Read More
Two men are dead following a shooting in east Bakersfield. Kern County Sheriff’s deputies responded around 9:40 p.m. Tuesday to reports of shotS fired in the area of Flower and Virginia streets where they found the men dead at the scene. There’s no word yet on the victims’ identities, suspects, or what prompted the shooting.…… Read More
A family in southwest Bakersfield is safe today thanks to their dog. The Bakersfield Fire Department reports the dog named Lulu awakened the family when a two-alarm fire broke out at their house on Titanium Street at around 4 a.m. Sunday. Officials say the fire started on the outside of the house and caused significant…… Read More
A 21-year-old woman is facing felony charges following a deadly hit-and-run accident that killed a bicyclist in Wasco. Deputies say Gabriella Garza was drunk when she hit Gloria Soto, 41, last November near the intersection of Sequoia Drive and Palm Avenue, then drove off. Surveillance video and car parts led investigators to Garza’s home where…… Read More
A 30-year-old man from San Diego has been arrested after a stabbing in Frazier Park. Deandre Andrews was arrested Thursday on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after Kern County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the 700 block of Avalon Trail to find Andrews had taken off in a pickup which was found later…… Read More
A 20-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly driving under the influence after police say he crashed into a gas station sign in east Bakersfield. The California Highway Patrol says Derek Sanders hit the sign near the Fastrip at Niles Street and Mt. Vernon Thursday night. A front-seat passenger was moderately hurt and was taken…… Read More
A 19-year-old Bakersfield man is behind bars after allegedly throwing a rock through a truck window at a downtown McDonald’s. Police arrested Quintin Tae Flight on Thursday, a day after the unprovoked attack which left a man injured from shattered glass as he waited in the drive-thru at the restaurant in the 2300 block of…… Read More
The California Highway Patrol will conduct a DUI and driver’s license checkpoint in eastern Kern County Friday. The operation will be held from 7 p.m. Friday to 2 a.m. Saturday at an undisclosed location. Officers will be looking for drivers with possible signs of alcohol and/or drug impairment. Communities served by the Mojave area of…… Read More
A Kern County judge has found there’s sufficient evidence for the case to proceed against two men charged in connection with the deaths of four people in Mojave. Ricardo Reyes-Partida, 35, and Jonathan Hernandez, 27, were bound over for trial Wednesday following the shooting deaths of Darius Canada, 31, Anna Hester, 34, Martina Barraza, 33,…… Read More
Kern County has reached a tentative deal with the county’s biggest union after more than a year of negotiations. SEIU Chapter 521 represents over 5,200 county workers. The new two-year agreement includes a 6% raise, a $1500 bonus, and pay increases for twenty eight job titles. It also boosts bilingual pay, uniform allowances, and adds…… Read More
